Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 4, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Anderson ss 4 0 1 0
Sax 2b 3 0 0 0
  Holton p 0 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
  Landreaux ph 1 0 0 0
Shelby cf 4 1 1 0
Guerrero lf 3 1 2 1
Hatcher 1b,3b 3 0 2 0
Garner 3b,2b 0 0 0 1
  Heep ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Duncan rf,2b 4 0 0 0
Scioscia c 3 0 2 0
Welch p 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Stubbs ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 2 3 0
Ray 2b 4 1 1 1
Bream 1b 4 0 2 0
Reynolds rf 3 0 1 1
Bonilla 3b 4 1 1 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
Pedrique ss 4 0 1 0
Kipper p 2 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 1 0 1 1
Totals 35 4 10 3
Los Angeles 010 000 001283
Pittsburgh 000 210 01x4100
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  L (8-5) 5.0 6 3 2 1 3
  Holton   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Young   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kipper  W (5-6) 6.1 4 1 1 3 7
  Jones   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Robinson  SV (11) 2.0 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
9

  E–Sax (8), Guerrero (2), Hamilton (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 4.  2B–Los Angeles Scioscia (11,off D Robinson), Pittsburgh Van Slyke 2 (16,off Welch,off Holton); Bream (13,off Welch).  3B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (6,off Welch).  SF–Garner (4,off Kipper); Reynolds (1,off Welch).  IBB–LaValliere (4,by Welch).  SB–Scioscia (4,2nd base off Kipper/LaValliere); Shelby (5,2nd base off D Robinson/LaValliere).  CS–Garner (1,2nd base by Kipper/LaValliere).  IBB–Welch (3,LaValliere).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:37.  A–12,935.
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